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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clarence J. Gilbert

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kankakee, Illinois

Honored By

Todd Buckmaster

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED IN THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD. HE WAS ACTIVE DUTY IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM MARCH 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945. SPENT HIS EARLY DAYS AT CAMP FORREST TENNESSEE. LATER HE HAD COMBAT DUTY IN GUADALCANAL AS WELL AS SERVICE IN BOUGAINVILLE, LEYTE, CEBU, NEGROS, AND MINDANAO.